sìos
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃiəs̪/
- (Argyll) IPA(key): /ʃiːs̪/
Adverb
sìos
- down, downwards
- down north, down northwards
- char mi sìos a Mhealabhaig ― I went down (north) to Melvaig
- (Eastern Highlands) east, eastwards
Usage notes
- The meaning of sìos as "down north" and suas as "up south", as opposed to the usual English down south and up north, is notably followed in the Highland English spoken in Uist.
See also
| point of reference | motion toward | stationary position at |
motion from |
|---|---|---|---|
| above, up | suas | shuas | a-nuas |
| below, down | sìos | shìos | a-nìos |
| east | an ear, sear | ||
| west | an iar, siar | ||
| north | a tuath | ||
| south | a deas | ||
| over there | a-null, a-nunn | thall | a-nall, a-bhos |
| over here | a-nall, a-bhos | a-bhos | a-null, a-nunn |
| abroad | a-null thairis | thall thairis | a-nall thairis |
| inside | a-steach | a-staigh | — |
| outside | a-mach | a-muigh | — |
Preposition
sìos